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Is this a 'Bumstorm' idea? Sounds like it!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3994531.stm

Officers call for drug dealer tax

Taxing dealers would make drugs less lucrative, say police chiefs
Senior police officers are asking the government to consider a new system to force drug dealers to pay tax.

Officers want to adopt a scheme, used in 16 American states, where dealers anonymously buy pre-paid tax stamps.

If the stamps are not displayed on drugs and they are seized, it could trigger an immediate tax demand.

The Association of Chief Police Officers says it is not condoning drug dealing, but the move would allow the seizure of assets before a conviction.

The scheme would also raise millions of pounds a year in Greater Manchester alone, the association will hear at its drugs conference in the city on Tuesday.

It would generate funds for the fight against crime and would make drug dealing "less economically attractive".

The call follows the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act last year, enabling police and customs officers to seize the assets of criminals, including drug dealers.

[sarcastic]I suppose those lovely honest types who deal drugs aren't likely to put the price up so the addicts have to steal more to afford it.[/sarcastic]

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So now we have Drug dealer tax to go with ...
Speed tax (Greed Cameras)
Freedom tax (Fuel duty and road tolls)

What next..

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